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Your bike collided with her car?

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That's correct.

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I fell onto the hood of her car,
and then I rolled off.

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You were driving the wrong way in traffic.

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[Rebecca] He was riding his bike
in the middle of the street.

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Oh, that would be pretty stupid.

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Well sure.

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[announcer] This is Judy Justice.

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[theme music playing]

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[announcer] Aaron Benlolo
is suing motorist, Rebecca Mary

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for damages after she hit him
while riding his bike to work.

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[Kevin] Court come to order.

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Be seated, please.

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- Hello, Judge.
- How are you, Kevin?

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Good. Case number 1161,
Benlolo versus Mary.

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- Thank you.
- [Kevin] You're welcome.

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Mr. Benlolo, how old are you?

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Twenty-three years old.

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[Judge Judy] This is about an accident

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that happened when you were riding a bike

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and the defendant was driving her car,

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and it happened a while ago,

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- September 11th, 2020.
- That's correct.

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- You were riding a bike wearing a helmet?
- I was not wearing a helmet.

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[Judge Judy]
Are you supposed to wear a helmet?

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Yes.

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Why weren't you wearing a helmet?

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Didn't want to.

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[Judge Judy]
So that would be pretty stupid.

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- Fair.
- [Judge Judy] So, on September 11th,

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you were riding your bike
without a helmet.

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And according to what I read here,
you were going to a job.

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- And it was your first day at the job.
- My first week.

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What kind of a job were you going to?

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So I had just gotten a job
as a dental assistant.

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- [Judge Judy] For whom?
- [Aaron] Place called Children's Dental.

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[Aaron] Fun Zone.

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- [Judge Judy] Where is it located?
- Los Angeles.

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What was your job there?

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[Aaron] So I was a dental assistant...

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[Judge Judy]
Did you go to school for that?

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I did not. I'm in dental school now.

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It was during my gap year.
I just wanted to gain some experience.

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What did you do as a dental assistant?

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- Yeah, I just giving you fair warning.
- Sure.

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[Judge Judy]
My father was a dentist for 50 years.

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- [Aaron] Very nice.
- My brother has been a dentist

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for 50 years.

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So, I pretty much know what you can do
as a dental hygienist,

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which is a profession, which you were not.

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No. It's separate.
Dental assisting and dental hygiene

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are separate professions.
I was mostly sterilize...

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- [Judge Judy] Cleaning instrument.
- Exactly. And wiping the chairs...

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[Judge Judy] Okay. Who got you the job?

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[Aaron] I found it--

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I found it through my sister's friend
who is a dentist.

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- Okay. So, through family?
- Yeah. Correct.

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Great. You see it's all gonna work out
perfectly maybe for you.

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- Children's Dental Zone?
- Yes.

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Yeah, Dental Zone,
because you know how you always try to

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couch going to the dentist,
with something with the word fun in it.

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Now, September 11th,
Sarah, was what day of the week?

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A Friday, 2020.

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- And you had worked all week?
- Correct.

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[Judge Judy] How far do you live
from the fun dentistry?

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[Aaron] It's about a 30-minute bike ride.

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And who were you living with?

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So, I was living with my sister
and her family at that time.

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[Judge Judy] Okay. Did you go to work

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- on September 14th?
- Yes, I did.

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[Judge Judy]
Did you go to work on September 11th?

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- [Aaron] Yes, I did.
- [Judge Judy] Did you go to work

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- on September 15th?
- No.

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- That was a Saturday, so no.
- No!

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- September 11th was a...
- Friday.

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- Friday.
- [Aaron] So--oh, September 15th?

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[Judge Judy] Yeah, I asked you
whether you went to work

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first on September 14th that would--

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it gets harder, not easier.

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Yes, I did.
I did go to work the next week.

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[Judge Judy]
Did you go to work on September 11th?

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- [Aaron] Yes.
- [Judge Judy] Did you work a full day

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- on September 11th?
- Yes. I told...

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- [Judge Judy] Don't...
- Sorry.

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You see how all this becomes--

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all these other questions
become relevant, sir.

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They come relevant to your issue of...

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thousands of dollars in damages.

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Now, what you said to me was

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- you were in a gap year.
- Correct.

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Which means that you were working
before you were going

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- to go to dental school?
- Correct.

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[Judge Judy] Are you in dental school now?

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- [Aaron] Yes, I am.
- Great. Which dental school?

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- Columbia University.
- So you're smart.

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- People say--always say that when I--
- So you're smart.

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I mean, even though you weren't
wearing a helmet, you are smart.

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And when did you start in Colombia?

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[Aaron] I started this past August.

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- [Judge Judy] August of 2021.
- Correct.

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[Judge Judy] Now, between September 11th

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and the summer of 2021,

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were you still living with your sister?

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- Um...
- [Judge Judy] Um, is not an answer.

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No. So, my parents moved
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- at that point...
- June of?

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- [Aaron] 2021.
- [Judge Judy] '21?

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- Yes.
- [Judge Judy] Between September and June,

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when your parents moved to Los Angeles,

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- did you live with your sister?
- Yes, Your Honor.

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[Judge Judy]
And you were still doing your gap year?

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- [Aaron] Yes.
- [Judge Judy] And did you work

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- for happy teeth?
- [Aaron] No.

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[Judge Judy] When did you stop working
for happy teeth?

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I stopped working for them in January.

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[Judge Judy]
So, between September 11th, 2020,

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when this accident occurred

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and January of 2021,
you worked for happy teeth?

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Children's Dental Fun Zone, correct.

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[Judge Judy]
And where did you go in January of 2021?

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[Aaron] In January, I got COVID and...

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[Judge Judy]
While you were at your sisters?

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Yes. It wasn't fun,

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but basically, I kept testing...

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[Judge Judy]
There's no such word as basically in here.

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- It's a filler word.
- [Aaron] Got it.

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- Not basically.
- [Aaron] Got it.

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- So, in January, you got COVID?
- Yes.

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- And I was released from my job.
- Did you work again?

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[Aaron] I got a different job
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in finance, totally unrelated.

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So, other than your unfortunate experience
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you consistently worked
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up until your parents moved here.

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You took some exams
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You made applications,
so that's a couple of months.

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- That takes time.
- Right.

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[Judge Judy] Did you apply any place else
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- Yes, I did.
- Where else? Just for giggles.

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Where else did you apply?

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I applied to a few schools
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and a few more schools
in New York, NYU, Touro.

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- Where else did you get in?
- [Aaron] I got into NYU, and...

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- [Judge Judy] Columbia?
- Columbia.

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What about here in Los Angeles?

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[Aaron]
I did not get into schools in Los Angeles.

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[Judge Judy] (laughs) Oh your parents must
have been miserable.

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- [Aaron] Yeah.
- Moved to Los Angeles to be with his

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[Aaron] Yeah, it's funny.

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Their son who was going to go
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and then he went cross country.

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Everything becomes interesting.

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I wanna know on September 11th,
you're riding your bike without a helmet.

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The rules--
and I don't ride a bike anymore,

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I could hardly walk anymore.

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That was funny.

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[theme music playing]

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[announcer] Aaron Benlolo claims
motorist, Rebecca Mary

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owes for damages after hitting him
while riding his bike.

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Okey-dokey. You're driving a bike.

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You had constant work afterwards.

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You went to work after the accident.

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You went to work the following week.

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You went to work consistently
until you got COVID.

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Then, you got another job, okay?

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And now, you are suing her for $7,500

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for damages
resulting from a bike accident.

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Now, I know who you are.

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I'm gonna find out who she is.

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Where were you going on September 11th?

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My new job in real estate company,

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it's called [...] Real Estate Advisors.

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[Judge Judy] When did you start that job?

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- July 2020.
- [Judge Judy] So you were going there

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- a couple of months?
- Correct.

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[Judge Judy] At the time of the accident,

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approximately what time was this?

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Between 7:30 and 8:00 in the morning.

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- Go!
- It was about 8:07.

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[Judge Judy] Tell me about the accident.

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You're riding along without a helmet and?

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[Aaron] Just taking my usual path.

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I usually ride on the right...

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[Judge Judy]
I don't care where you usually ride.

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I wanna know on September 11th,

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between 7:30 and 8:00 in the morning,

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you were on your way to work
at happy teeth

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and you're riding your bike
without a helmet.

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The rules--
and I don't ride a bike, anymore.

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I could hardly walk anymore.

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That was funny.

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The rules of biking, I believe,
at least, I think,

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is you're supposed to go
in the direction--

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same direction that cars go,

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and follow the same rules
as if you were driving a car.

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- Would that be right?
- I think so.

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- This is not a thinking question.
- Okay.

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[Judge Judy]
I just have to know whether the rules,

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as I recall them, are right.

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Rules for bicyclists in Los Angeles.

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[Sarah] Uh-hmm.
Ride with the direction of traffic.

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Use bicycle lanes whenever possible.

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It says minors must wear a helmet
under the age of 18.

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Don't ride under the influence.

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Bicyclists must yield to pedestrians.

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[Judge Judy] What about following signals
and that, sort of, thing?

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Does it say anything about that
in Los Angeles,

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- so the--it was probably.
- I believe so.

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It says that if you're riding a bicycle
on a street that has a bike lane,

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you're required to use
the specific bike lane and those signals,

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if not, ride in the same direction
as car traffic.

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[Judge Judy] So, if there's a bike lane,

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- you have to use the bike lane.
- [Sarah] Yes.

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If there's not, you have to go
in the same direction of traffic.

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- Yes.
- [Judge Judy] Very good.

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- Was there a bike lane where you were?
- There was no bike lane.

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[Judge Judy] And you were driving
in the direction of traffic?

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[Aaron] Yes, for the majority
of my commute.

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At the time of the accident, no.

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[Judge Judy] So, at the time
of the accident, you were not

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- driving in the direction of traffic?
- Correct.

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[Judge Judy] So that's against the rules.

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- [Aaron] Correct.
- [Judy] And then, what happened?

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So my work was a few blocks away,

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so I had crossed the street,

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you know, when this,
this pedestrian would signal.

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[Judge Judy]
How many is a few blocks away?

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Four blocks.

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Well. So, for four blocks,

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you were violating the rules
of riding a bike.

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Well, I mean, I didn't get to ride my bike
past those four blocks, but yes.

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[Judge Judy] I mean, there are rules
for, for driving a car.

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You're supposed to go
on the right side of the road,

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unless you're in London.

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And then, you have to figure out
what the right side of the road is.

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But certainly, if I said to the defendant,

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were you on the right side of the road
or traveling against traffic,

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and she said she was traveling
against traffic and driving

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- I would think she was coocoo, right?
- Sure.

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[Judge Judy] Okay.
So, for a certain period of time,

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you were going
where you shouldn't be driving.

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- I was in...
- [Judge Judy] Let's--not I was in.

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- Let me hear...
- [Aaron] Sure.

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...how the accident,
according to you, happened?

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- Is that your chart?
- [Aaron] Yes.

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- That's my depiction of the accident.
- [Judge Judy] Okay.

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So, you were driving straight

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but going against traffic,

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and the plaintiff was going
to make a right turn,

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- which is possible.
- On a red light.

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That's also possible here
unless there's a sign that says,

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"no right turn on red,"
because you stopped.

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And if there's no traffic,
you can make a right turn.

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That's what the rules are.
Is that correct?

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Check it.

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Can make a right turn on red,
but you're going the wrong way,

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where you're not supposed to be.

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And this is your diagram.

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And when she made the right turn,
she hit you?

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- Correct.
- [Judge Judy] Is that, Ms. Mary,

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an accurate representation
of the accident?

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No, it is not.

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[Judge Judy] Do you have your own diagram?

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Yes, I do. He was riding his bike

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in the middle of the street
in the wrong side of the lane.

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I was making a right turn behind the bus.

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- And I...
- Okay, just a second.

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- So, in front of you was a bus?
- [Rebecca] Correct.

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[Judge Judy]
So, that is not an accurate picture

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because if there's a bus in front of you,

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you can't see what's coming.

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There are three lanes on that street.

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He was in the furthest lane.

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[Judge Judy] No, I see where you have it.

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He's not going where he's supposed to be.

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He knows he's not--

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now, he knows
where he's not supposed to be.

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My question now to you is...
you just told me

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- there was a bus in front of you.
- Correct.

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Was the bus making a right turn

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or was the bus going straight?

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[Rebecca] The bus has already
parked on the side

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- by the bus benches waiting for...
- [Judge Judy] What you're...

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- I, I don't see...
- So, it was...

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I don't see the bus in that diagram.

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So I want you to walk over there

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[Rebecca] Okay.

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And point to me where the bus was.

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[Rebecca] Right over here.

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- Right where the bench are
- So the bus was parked

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- or stopped?
- [Rebecca] It stopped

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so it can unload passengers.

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[Judge Judy] So you were making
a right turn.

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Was it your intention
to go around the bus?

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No, I was not.

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I was waiting for him to pass.

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[Judge Judy] Waiting
for the bus to go? Not pass.

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[Rebecca] Yes, waiting for the bus to go.

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But you were making a right turn?

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- Yes.
- And he came from across traffic?

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- Correct.
- [Judge Judy] All right.

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Now, tell me what happened, Mr. Benlolo.

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- I was not going across traffic.
- [Judge Judy] Whatever.

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So, you're going in the wrong direction.

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She was making a right turn

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and your bike collided with her car

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- or her car collided with you?
- Correct.

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[Judge Judy] And according
to what I read here,

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you got thrown up
onto the hood of her car.

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Yes, I fell onto the hood of her car.

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I was on it for maybe two seconds,
and then I rolled off.

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- She stopped.
- [Judge Judy] And she stopped.

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You spoke?

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I got up

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because I was filled
with adrenaline and I...

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You got up, you were filled
with adrenaline the whole day

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- 'cause you went to work?
- Yes.

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And I told her to get out of the car.

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She pulled her car over.
She looked noticeably distraught

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[Judge Judy] What do you mean you...

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what do you--just a second,

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don't tell me what you noticed,
don't tell me what you saw.

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So far, we have an accident, right?

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And usually, when there's an accident,

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pedestrians are usually right.

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But bicyclists could break the rules.

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When bicyclists break the rules,

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sometimes there are accidents.

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So, it's not always
the fault of the driver.

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So, when you say you told her
to get out of a car,

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what do you mean you told her
to get out of the car?

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Well, she stopped the car and she asked...

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[Judge Judy] She stopped the car.

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[Aaron] She asked me
"Are you okay? Are you okay?"

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[Judge Judy] Just a second. And you said?

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I said I was also a little bit in shock.

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[Judge Judy] No. And you said?

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- I said, "Could you please pull over?"
- [Judge Judy] Just a second,

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I want you to tell me
what you said to her.

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You said--did you say
to get out of the car,

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or did you say would you please
pull over and get out of the car?

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I said "Could you get out of the car?"

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[Judge Judy] Okay. And?

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[Aaron] And she moved out of traffic.

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Did you see the bus, by the way?

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- I don't recall a bus.
- [Judge Judy] Okay. Go ahead.

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[Aaron] I was just trying to gather myself

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and see if I was okay.

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I was pretty amazed that I wasn't...

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- [Judge Judy] Listen to me.
- Sure.

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Your mother is--cares whether you
were amazed,

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whether you were dazed,
whether you had adrenaline,

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whether you had other things.

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I'm sure she is.

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Me, it's not that I don't care.
It's just that it's not relevant

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- Okay.
- to your case

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because you went to work that day,

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and you worked all day,
and the whole next week,

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and the whole next week after that.

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You went to an attorney.

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[Aaron] It was a few days later.

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I think I called them on Monday.

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Of course, you called them on Monday.

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I could have made a book on the fact

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that you called them on Monday.

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[theme music playing]

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[announcer] Aaron Benlolo
has accused motorist Rebecca Mary

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of crashing into him
while riding his bike.

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Mary says Aaron was riding
on the wrong side of the road.

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[Judge Judy] Okay. This happened
September 11th, 2020

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when your family was still in New York.

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My parents.

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Yes, your parents were still in New York.

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Now, did you call anybody
when you got to work,

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like your sister, or your mother,

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- or your father?
- Sure.

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[Judge Judy] And told them
that you were in an accident?

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- Yes.
- Who did you call?

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[Aaron] First, I called my mom.

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She didn't answer, so I called my dad.

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[Judge Judy] Okay.
And did you give your father

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- the defendant's number?
- I think, yes.

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What was the purpose of giving your father

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the defendant's number?

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[Aaron] Well, I did not want him
to reach out in any way,

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that I don't think there was any purpose.

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At some point after September 11th,

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- you went to an attorney.
- Correct.

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- Name of the attorney.
- Robin.

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[Judge Judy] And who gave you his name?

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[Aaron] My brother-in-law.

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[Judge Judy] And when was the first time

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that you called Mr. Robin?

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A few days later.

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So, a few days later would be...

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this happened on a Friday.

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So, you wouldn't call Mr. Robin
on a Saturday or Sunday

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'cause there wasn't an emergency.

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You went to work on Monday.

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So, if it was a few days later,

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it was the beginning
of the following week,

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which was the 14th
or the 15th of September.

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Correct. I think I called him on Monday.

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00:16:52,667 --> 00:16:54,734
Of course, you called him on Monday.

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I could have made book on the fact

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that you called him on Monday.

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00:16:57,967 --> 00:16:59,500
Did you see him on Monday?

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I did meet with him.

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[Judge Judy] On what date? Just a second.

410
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On the 14th after work?

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[Aaron] No, I think I called him first,

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and then I think I met with him
later that week.

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[Judge Judy] Between calling him
on Monday...

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pay careful attention to me.

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00:17:14,367 --> 00:17:15,599
Between calling him on Monday

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and seeing him towards
the end of the week,

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did you seek medical attention?

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00:17:22,967 --> 00:17:26,300
Follow my question.
My question is a simple one.

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You're in dental school.
You're a smart boy.

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You're in Columbia.

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Even though you didn't get into USC,
you're a smart boy.

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Question is a simple one,
between September 11th,

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when you contacted Mr. Robin

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and when you saw him the end of the week,

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do you have any proof for me
that you saw a doctor?

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- Yes. I...
- [Judge Judy] I'd like to see it.

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00:17:47,233 --> 00:17:50,233
[Aaron] I took a half day
on Tuesday to go see--

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- to go see my general doctor.
- [Judge Judy] Okay.

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00:17:54,433 --> 00:17:55,367
[Aaron] Tuesday morning.

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- Just a second.
- Sure.

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00:17:56,667 --> 00:17:58,967
[Judge Judy] After you took
a couple of hours off

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to go and see your general doctor.

433
00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:03,800
- Did you go back to work?
- [Aaron] Um...

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00:18:03,867 --> 00:18:06,867
[Judge Judy] On September 14th,
did you go back to work?

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00:18:06,934 --> 00:18:08,500
[Aaron] I think I was mistaken earlier

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00:18:08,567 --> 00:18:09,867
when I said I worked that whole week.

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00:18:09,934 --> 00:18:12,700
I'm pretty sure I took
the rest of that day off.

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00:18:12,767 --> 00:18:16,133
[Judge Judy] You took the rest
of the day off on the 14th? So, you...

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00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:17,233
[Aaron] It was either Monday or Tuesday,

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00:18:17,300 --> 00:18:18,400
I'm not--I don't recall.

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00:18:18,467 --> 00:18:20,734
[Judge Judy] And you first,

442
00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:23,467
before you went to your general doctor,

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00:18:23,533 --> 00:18:25,567
- you spoke to Mr. Robin?
- Yes.

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- [Judge Judy] The lawyer?
- Yes.

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00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:30,200
[Judge Judy] Now, you didn't--
on September 12th,

446
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- you didn't go to an emergency room?
- No.

447
00:18:33,066 --> 00:18:35,166
[Judge Judy] Or, uh,
what do they call that?

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00:18:35,233 --> 00:18:36,600
- Urgent care.
- Urgent care.

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00:18:36,667 --> 00:18:38,734
- No, I rested.
- [Judge Judy] No,

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I don't care what you did.
I don't care whether you rested,

451
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whether you played tennis,
hockey, whatever.

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00:18:43,066 --> 00:18:46,367
I'm just putting things in clinical order.

453
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On September 11th, you went to work

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and worked all day, that's here.

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On September 12th,

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you neither went to an urgent care
or to an emergency room.

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00:18:58,066 --> 00:19:01,166
On the 13th of September,

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you neither went to an emergency room,

459
00:19:03,333 --> 00:19:05,333
nor did you go to an urgent care.

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On September 14th,

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on the advice of your brother-in-law

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and who gave you the name of a lawyer,

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you called Mr. Robin

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who couldn't see you
until the end of the week.

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But after you spoke to him,

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according to you, Whitney, read it back.

467
00:19:22,166 --> 00:19:24,467
"I took a couple of hours off from work."

468
00:19:24,533 --> 00:19:26,600
He said, "I do recall.
I did take a couple of hours

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in the morning off."

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00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:31,233
[Judge Judy] You went to your doctor
and reported that you didn't feel well.

471
00:19:31,300 --> 00:19:34,667
And then, you went back to work
the next day.

472
00:19:34,734 --> 00:19:37,734
And according to you until you got COVID.

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00:19:39,667 --> 00:19:42,100
See where I'm going?
Do you understand where I'm going?

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00:19:42,166 --> 00:19:43,967
- [Aaron] Well, sure.
- [Judge Judy] Sure.

475
00:19:44,033 --> 00:19:45,800
- Where are you going?
- [Judge Judy] Where I'm going is

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00:19:45,867 --> 00:19:47,700
I understand the scenario.

477
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- How do you think I know that?
- Because you're smart.

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- Because this is not new.
- [Aaron] Sure, I mean...

479
00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,133
This is not new,

480
00:19:56,200 --> 00:20:00,467
'cause if you're really injured
the next day,

481
00:20:00,533 --> 00:20:03,367
that afternoon on a Sunday,

482
00:20:03,433 --> 00:20:06,800
you'll go to this emergency room,
urgent care.

483
00:20:06,867 --> 00:20:09,200
Sarah Rose knows all about urgent care.

484
00:20:09,266 --> 00:20:11,166
She tells me where it is, uh,

485
00:20:11,233 --> 00:20:12,967
you know on a Saturday or a Sunday.

486
00:20:13,033 --> 00:20:14,300
Well, there's one right down the block,

487
00:20:14,367 --> 00:20:15,667
you can go to urgent care.

488
00:20:15,734 --> 00:20:18,166
Just a second,
you did none of those things.

489
00:20:18,233 --> 00:20:21,100
It wasn't until you spoke to the lawyer,

490
00:20:21,166 --> 00:20:23,333
who you made an appointment
to see on Friday,

491
00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:25,200
that you went to see your doctor.

492
00:20:25,266 --> 00:20:26,800
And when you went to see,

493
00:20:26,867 --> 00:20:29,967
you saw no chiropractor between Monday,

494
00:20:30,033 --> 00:20:32,433
and the end of the week
when you saw your lawyer,

495
00:20:32,500 --> 00:20:33,567
- right?
- Yes.

496
00:20:33,633 --> 00:20:35,200
[Judge Judy] And what you're suing her for

497
00:20:35,266 --> 00:20:37,734
is not only this accident,

498
00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:40,500
where you were driving
the wrong way in traffic,

499
00:20:40,567 --> 00:20:42,934
but you're suing her
for your chiropractic bills.

500
00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:43,867
Yes.

501
00:20:43,934 --> 00:20:45,200
[Judge Judy] After your lawyer dumped you.

502
00:20:45,266 --> 00:20:46,266
[Aaron] Yes.

503
00:20:48,500 --> 00:20:51,133
(laughs) I love this case. It's dismissed.
Goodbye.

504
00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:52,633
[Kevin] Court is adjourned.

505
00:20:54,734 --> 00:20:57,734
I think she was negligent
and she hit me with her car

506
00:20:57,800 --> 00:20:59,867
without, you know,
properly stopping at the red light

507
00:20:59,934 --> 00:21:00,934
and looking both ways.

508
00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:04,734
I appreciate the fact
that she allowed me to--

509
00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:06,066
that she saw my side of the story.

510
00:21:06,133 --> 00:21:08,100
I was a few blocks away from my work,

511
00:21:08,166 --> 00:21:10,834
so I crossed the street
when I had the opportunity to.

512
00:21:10,900 --> 00:21:12,000
The truth of the matter was,

513
00:21:12,066 --> 00:21:13,600
he wasn't even coming to my windshield.

514
00:21:13,667 --> 00:21:16,734
He just grazed the front license plate
on my car and that was it.

515
00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:19,900
I had some knee problems
and kind of hurt my back.

516
00:21:19,967 --> 00:21:23,200
Between him and his father,
he made some allegations

517
00:21:23,266 --> 00:21:27,233
that were untrue and it all
boiled down to him making a scam.

518
00:21:27,300 --> 00:21:29,000
Ride on the right side of the road,
I guess.

519
00:21:29,066 --> 00:21:30,433
Follow all traffic laws.

520
00:21:32,867 --> 00:21:35,266
- Thanks for your help on that case.
- Of course. Anytime.

521
00:21:35,333 --> 00:21:37,533
You wanna know what my takeaway
is on that case?

522
00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:38,834
I'd love to hear it.

523
00:21:38,900 --> 00:21:40,834
His parents are probably so upset

524
00:21:40,900 --> 00:21:43,433
that he didn't get into dental school
on the west coast.

525
00:21:43,500 --> 00:21:45,934
- Yeah, where they had just moved.
- [Judge Judy] Here they moved

526
00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,567
from the east coast to the west coast

527
00:21:48,633 --> 00:21:50,400
- because their daughter is here.
- Uh-hmm.

528
00:21:50,467 --> 00:21:52,133
Probably, has grandchildren here.

529
00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:54,834
They're gonna have a son
who's clearly smart.

530
00:21:54,900 --> 00:21:58,900
He was gonna go to dental school
on the west coast,

531
00:21:58,967 --> 00:22:01,100
and that is all the way across country.

532
00:22:01,166 --> 00:22:03,133
Anyway, if you're riding a bike,

533
00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:06,834
you have to treat
the rules of the road respectfully.

534
00:22:06,900 --> 00:22:09,567
You know, there have been too many
accidents involving bikers

535
00:22:09,633 --> 00:22:12,934
who get hurt themselves
but who hurt other people.

536
00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:14,533
- Yeah.
- He was careless.

537
00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:16,533
- Fortunately, he really wasn't hurt.
- Yeah.

538
00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:18,166
[Judge Judy] You know, this was a family,

539
00:22:18,233 --> 00:22:20,700
I'd get a lawyer involved
and make some money.

540
00:22:20,767 --> 00:22:22,000
Not in my court.

541
00:22:22,066 --> 00:22:23,233
Not here.

542
00:22:25,033 --> 00:22:26,133
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544
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